Mission reclaims 2,742.44 km of watercourses in Western Ghats

Let's Secure Western Ghats initiative to give priority to Wayanad and Idukki districts this year

- Shainu Mohan @T'Puram

AS part of Let's Secure Western Ghats, an initiative that aims to mitigate mudslides and landslides in vulnerable areas in the Western Ghats by retrieving the stalled watercourses, Haritha Kerala Mission jointly with the local bodies have reclaimed around 2,742.44 km of the watercourse network.

The Haritha Kerala Mission has completed the mapping of natural watercourses and drainage systems of 216 out of 230 grama panchayats. 4,6531.63-km-long canal networks have been identified in the 230 panchayats.

According to officials, this year priority will be given to retrieve watercourses in grama panchayats of Idukki and Wayanad-districts that are most vulnerable to landslides and mudflows.